tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post4442152613732707418..comments2024-03-23T20:37:37.891-07:00Comments on First Known When Lost: "A Blackbird Singing"Stephen Pentzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-34753920411059677172012-01-06T16:46:13.897-08:002012-01-06T16:46:13.897-08:00Mr. Sigler: thank you for that thought -- I'll...Mr. Sigler: thank you for that thought -- I'll have to mull that one over a bit. As you know, the hototogisu (cuckoo) and uguisu (bush warbler) appear often in Japanese poetry, and not always in a sad context. My limited Japanese is failing me at the moment, and I cannot recall the word for bird sound -- i.e., whether it translates to "singing" or "crying." But it is an interesting idea.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by again.Stephen Pentzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-85529527016289893882012-01-06T10:27:29.375-08:002012-01-06T10:27:29.375-08:00Your lovely succeeding posts exhibiting the dualit...Your lovely succeeding posts exhibiting the dualities of bird sound reminds me of something a friend who lived in China once shared with me: the birds zare thought to sing in the West, but in the East they cry.WAShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10403669322174979974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-6719254019494996122012-01-06T09:22:31.303-08:002012-01-06T09:22:31.303-08:00Diane: I'm pleased that you found your way he...Diane: I'm pleased that you found your way here, and I'm grateful that you continue to visit. I greatly appreciate your kind words.Stephen Pentzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-63849588029060655222012-01-06T09:18:45.877-08:002012-01-06T09:18:45.877-08:00Goethe Girl: thank you very much for visiting aga...Goethe Girl: thank you very much for visiting again. I hope to post "A Marriage" soon. It is quite lovely (in Thomas's somewhat fierce way).Stephen Pentzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-80866634754371344342012-01-06T05:41:49.418-08:002012-01-06T05:41:49.418-08:00I came upon your site not long ago and now it'...I came upon your site not long ago and now it's one that I read daily. Thank you for allowing me to sit and read with you while I enjoy my cup of tea.<br /><br />Diane in North CarolinaJimmiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16620266780624532300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-5294650648791791482012-01-06T05:10:01.446-08:002012-01-06T05:10:01.446-08:00I look forward to seeing that poem in a future pos...I look forward to seeing that poem in a future post.Goethe Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11390542069637659154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-43527062145010984442012-01-05T20:57:56.972-08:002012-01-05T20:57:56.972-08:00Mr. Schmidt: thank you very much for the kind wor...Mr. Schmidt: thank you very much for the kind words.<br /><br />I wasn't aware of Eldridge's work until Thomas's Collected Poems came out in 1993: a watercolour by her appears on the dust-jacket. I was curious, and I then discovered who she was. Her work deserves greater attention, I think.<br /><br />Best wishes in the coming year to you as well. Thank you for visiting.Stephen Pentzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-63253690455873980182012-01-05T18:02:49.599-08:002012-01-05T18:02:49.599-08:00Thank you for this. A marvelous poem. And an artis...Thank you for this. A marvelous poem. And an artist I did not know. Your site is a rare find. All the best in 2012.Tom Schmidthttp://tom.schmidtateurorscg.comnoreply@blogger.com